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Where does “snōwaną” come from?

snōwaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁- — to spin, twist.

Ancestry of “snōwaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁-to spin, twist

Words derived from “snōwaną”

  • snu
  • snu
  • snúa
  • snúa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁- →